How traffic chaos from a bridge crisis became a political issue in Rhode Island’s Democratic primary

Rhode Island incumbents are staring down a political wipeout - The Boston Globe

If Governor Dan McKee, Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos, and Mayor Brett Smiley all were to fall, it would amount to an unprecedented upending of Rhode Island’s political establishment, and a massive rebuke that could signal a significant shift in the state’s political landscape.

How traffic chaos from a bridge crisis became a political issue in Rhode Island’s Democratic primary

The state’s incumbent Governor, Dan McKee, is facing a tough Democratic primary challenge from Helena Foulkes, a former CVS executive, with the controversy surrounding the Washington Bridge closure emerging as a central issue in the race, the New York Times reported.